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Did the College Football Playoff selection committee get it right? How is recruiting going for Lovie Smith? How will win the Heisman? For the answers to these questions and anything else on your mind, check in withour veteran college football writer.

Normally, bobbleheads don't look a lot like their subjects. But they got Gene Honda's right.

"I think the likeness is pretty spot on," said Phil Sklar, co-founder and CEO of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum. "I remember Gene saying something to the effect, 'It looks great, except it looks too much like me.' "

The academies, designed to shore up a youngster’s academics and give him a better chance to play college football, are practically nonexistent in the Midwest, according to former Illinois offensive lineman Marques Sullivan.

What were the differences for the Illini in snapping a three-game losing streak with Tuesday night's win against North Carolina State? How hot is John Groce's seat? What positions do Lovie Smith and his staff need to fill with the 2017 recruiting class? What area high school boys' basketball teams might make a run to Peoria? How does The News-Gazette pick its All-State football team?